Leading on from my previous post, my goal is to create films that leave an impact on the audience. I want to create films where the audience leaves and go “wow.” As a filmmaker, I need to understand how to leave that lasting impact on people.
Over the last few weeks I have watched films where I have left and gone “wow, that was amazing.” Those films were on my mind for days and I still can’t get over how great they are. Le Mans ’66 is one movie that I left speechless. That movie brings to life a tragic story and hits you hard. You leave the cinema, having been through the amazing racing scenes and then the gut-punch of an ending, gobsmacked.
Another movie I was amazed by has to be Knives Out. I heard many good things before going in and I hoped I wouldn’t leave disappointed. I didn’t. I left amazed. The script for this movie was perfect and it really kept you engaged. At each turn, I thought I knew the twist ending, but when the ending hit, I was surprised I didn’t see it coming. This movie has left me impressed that people can still create such thought-provoking movies and actually having the audience in the palm of their hands, feeling like they’re involved.
If as a filmmaker, I can create a piece of media that can leave a lasting impact on who watches it, I will feel like I have achieved my goal.
20th Century Fox (2019). Le Mans ’66 Movie Poster. [image] Available at: http://www.impawards.com/2019/posters/ford_v_ferrari_ver3.jpg
Lionsgate (2019). Knives Out Movie Poster. [image] Available at: http://www.impawards.com/2019/posters/knives_out_ver14_xlg.jpg
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